This is for purely academic purposes, as I don't want to awaken the woofing gods.
The NC$$ schedule for Memorial Day Weekend (https://www.ncaa.com/championships/lacrosse-men/d1/daily-schedule) at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA has:
- Friday, May 23: Division I Women's Semifinals (2 games)
- Saturday, May 24: Division I Men's Semifinals (2 games)
- Sunday, May 25: Division I Women's National Championship, Divisions II & III Men's National Championships (3 games)
- Monday, May 26: Division I Men's National Championship
Prices for tickets on individual days range from about $31.00 to $101.00, although some promotional discounts may be available.
Given this schedule and prices, what strategies do you recommend for buying tickets? (E.g., Wait until semifinalists are determined? Buy now before scalpers get them? Purchase through the school of your choice when they become available? Etc.)
There is no one-size-fits-all strategy.
Saturdays men's D1 semifinals are the most difficult tickets to get if you want a good seat and you can't purchase through one of the schools represented. Buy early and expect to pay face value. Club seating is limited.
Tickets for Sunday's games can be purchased for less than $10 a seat on any of the secondary markets.
Tickets for Monday's finals: great seats can be purchased late Sat or early Sun on the secondary market as fan bases thin out based on Saturday's outcomes. Usually at a discount from face value but numbers of tickets in great locations will be limited.
Circle of sports life. The year I graduated, we lost to Hopkins on graduation day iirc. Now our daughter is graduating, so another excellent excuse to miss the game, if it happens. I believe our daughter's first Cornell sports events was NCAA quarters against Army? 2010? Unless it was an earlier Red Hot Hockey. Or the homecoming football against Fordham, Too lazy to check,
Based on previous history, the final four lacrosse weekend will not sell out.
* Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, MA, where the Patriots play football) holds 65,878 and the draw in the four post-Covid years in Hartford and Philadelphia topped out in the low 30s.
* Best attendance years ever were 2004-2011, with a high of 52,004 in Baltimore for Hopkins-Delaware and Duke-Cornell, that latter game [caution: gruesome information follows] decided by a Duke goal with 3 seconds to play.
* A New England venue draws better if there are NY/NJ/New England teams. The RPI top twelve RPI teams (4/28/25) has Princeton, Cornell, Harvard, Syracuse and Army, also BU at 15. (BU would have to beat Army in the Patriot League playoff to qualify but they took down the Cadets in OT in March, and then they'd have to make finals weekend.)
* You usually can move around if you don't like your seat, a bit more hassle trying to move from upper to lower deck (which Gillette has).
* There is a penalty buying individual Saturday and Monday tickets but the resale market is a bigger thing now and, as others have noted, tickets even with the fees, may get you seats below face value.
* One has to believe Cornell will be playing both Saturday and Monday. The Sunday games now include the D1 women as well as D2 and D3 men's finals. (And D1 women's semifinals Friday. Princeton may be there; it's ranked fourth. Cornell's loss to Yale Saturday precluded us from the ILT.)
* Semifinal attendance is lower for game 2. Many people see both, some come early for game 2, more leave after game 1.
* We don't know if the NCAA-reported attendance is butts in seats versus tickets sold and not used for all the games in the ticket package. Scalper / resellers have a good guess about attendance and they don't overbuy. This is not NCAA basketball final four.
* Me, I would wait until we know if Cornell is one of the final four. BTW if you go for the weekend, Cape Cod is an hour away if Sunday weather is good.
[b]Semifinals and Final -- NCAA lax 1971-Present
Year Semis Final Host Participants[/b]
2024 32,269 31,479 Philadelphia Denver, Maryland, Notre Dame, Virginia
2023 32,107 30,462 Philadelphia Duke, Penn St. Notre Dame, Virginia
2022 22,668 22,184 Hartford, CT Cornell, Princeton, Maryland, Princeton
2021 13,707 14,816 Hartford, CT Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia
2019 32,612 31,528 Philadelphia Duke, Penn St., Virginia, Yale
2018 30,616 29,455 Foxborough Albany (NY), Duke, Maryland, Yale
2017 30,530 28,971 Foxborough Maryland, Ohio St. Towson, Denver
2016 33,137 26,749 Philadelphia Brown, Loyola Maryland, Maryland, North Carolina
2015 29,123 24,215 Philadelphia Denver, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Notre Dame
2014 30,428 25,587 Baltimore Duke, Maryland, Notre Dame, Denver
2013 28,444 28,224 Philadelphia Duke, Syracuse, Cornell, Denver
2012 31,774 30,816 Foxborough Loyola Maryland, Maryland, Duke, Notre Dame
2011 45,039 35,661 Baltimore Virginia, Maryland, Denver, Duke
2010 44,389 37,126 Baltimore Duke, Notre Dame, Virginia, Cornell
2009 36,594 41,935 Foxborough Syracuse, Cornell, Duke, Virginia
2008 48,224 48,970 Foxborough Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Virginia, Duke
2007 52,004 48,443 Baltimore Johns Hopkins, Duke, Delaware, Cornell
2006 49,562 47,062 Philadelphia Virginia, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Maryland
2005 45,275 44,920 Philadelphia Johns Hopkins, Duke, Virginia, Maryland
2004 46,923 43,898 Baltimore Syracuse, Navy, Johns Hopkins, Princeton
2003 37,823 37,944 Baltimore Virginia, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Syracuse
2002 23,123 19,706 Rutgers Syracuse, Princeton, Virginia, Johns Hopkins
2001 21,103 21,286 Rutgers Princeton, Syracuse, Towson, Notre Dame
2000 24,105 22,880 Maryland Syracuse, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Virginia
1999 27,586 24,135 Maryland Virginia, Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown
1998 21,194 17,225 Rutgers Princeton, Maryland, Syracuse, Loyola Maryland
1997 30,580 25,317 Maryland Princeton, Maryland, Duke, Syracuse
1996 26,066 22,102 Maryland Princeton, Virginia, Syracuse, Johns Hopkins
1995 30,392 26,229 Maryland Syracuse, Maryland, Virginia, Johns Hopkins
1994 21,523 22,559 Maryland Princeton, Virginia, Brown, Syracuse
1993 21,129 19,965 Maryland Syracuse, North Carolina, Princeton, Johns Hopkins
1992 15,523 13,650 Penn Princeton, Syracuse, North Carolina, Johns Hopkins
1991 14,544 8,293 Syracuse North Carolina, Towson, Syracuse, Maryland
1990 15,154 19,070 Rutgers Syracuse, Loyola Maryland, North Carolina, Yale
1989 20,263 23,893 Maryland Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, North Carolina
1988 11,843 20,148 Syracuse Syracuse, Cornell, Penn, Virginia
1987 12,933 17,077 Rutgers Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Maryland, Syracuse
1986 8,549 9,765 Delaware North Carolina, Virginia, Johns Hopkins, Syracuse
Semifinals were the weekend before
1985 — 14,455 Brown Johns Hopkins, Syracuse
1984 — 17,253 Delaware Johns Hopkins, Syracuse
1983 — 15,672 Rutgers Syracuse, Johns Hopkins
1982 — 10,283 Virginia North Carolina, Johns Hopkins
1981 — 13,943 Princeton North Carolina, Johns Hopkins
1980 — 7,557 Cornell Johns Hopkins, Virginia
1979 — 16,166 Maryland Johns Hopkins, Maryland
1978 — 13,527 Rutgers Johns Hopkins, Cornell
1977 — 10,080 Virginia Cornell, Johns Hopkins
1976 — 7,504 Brown Cornell, Maryland
1975 — 10,875 Johns Hopkins Maryland, Navy
1974 — 7,728 Rutgers Johns Hopkins, Maryland
1973 — 5,965 Penn Maryland, Johns Hopkins
1972 — 7,001 Maryland Virginia, Johns Hopkins
1971 — 5,458 Hofstra Cornell, Maryland
Source: http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_RB/Attendance.pdf
I don't know if those are tickets scanned at entry or tickets sold and people didn't attend.
NCAA All Session passes are no longer available.
NCAA offering flash sale (25%). I purchased 4 Lower level seat mid-field for $70 each including fees for the Saturday games.
Sunday games are free entry (except club level).
Personally would wait to find out where the Cornell section is and buy as close to that as possible. For Monday, that's usually revealed on Saturday night or Sunday morning.
The NCAA probably has who-sits-where figured out a week in advance, they know which four teams play the following Saturday, say A vs D in Game 1, then B vs C in Game 2... then on Monday it's either A vs. C or A vs. D, else B vs. C or B vs. D. You think about if fans want to be closer in Q2 and Q4 to the zone they attack (I think that's what more prefer, and for TV's sake it's nicer-easier to pan upward from the goal scorer to celebrating fans) or defend, and they think a bit about if there any huge animosities between any two of the four teams. Maybe they think about who'll have the larger contingent on Monday and prefer to see them on the side opposite the stands.
Quote from: billhowardThe NCAA probably has who-sits-where figured out a week in advance, they know which four teams play the following Saturday, say A vs D in Game 1, then B vs C in Game 2... then on Monday it's either A vs. C or A vs. D, else B vs. C or B vs. D. You think about if fans want to be closer in Q2 and Q4 to the zone they attack (I think that's what more prefer, and for TV's sake it's nicer-easier to pan upward from the goal scorer to celebrating fans) or defend, and they think a bit about if there any huge animosities between any two of the four teams. Maybe they think about who'll have the larger contingent on Monday and prefer to see them on the side opposite the stands.
Not necessarily. They align the section with the team. So Cornell fans sit behind the Cornell bench. If Cornell is the top seed, we know they'll be on the home side. But if they're not the top seed, we may not know until Saturday night (assuming they get to Memorial Day).
This is how it worked in 2022 at least. Cornell fans were moved around from Friday to Sunday.
Quote from: billhoward2022 22,668 22,184 Hartford, CT Cornell, Princeton, Maryland, Princeton
Source: http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_RB/Attendance.pdf
Calling all Rutgers fans ... ::rolleyes::
Quote from: billhowardThe NCAA probably has who-sits-where figured out a week in advance, they know which four teams play the following Saturday, say A vs D in Game 1, then B vs C in Game 2... then on Monday it's either A vs. C or A vs. D, else B vs. C or B vs. D. You think about if fans want to be closer in Q2 and Q4 to the zone they attack (I think that's what more prefer, and for TV's sake it's nicer-easier to pan upward from the goal scorer to celebrating fans) or defend, and they think a bit about if there any huge animosities between any two of the four teams. Maybe they think about who'll have the larger contingent on Monday and prefer to see them on the side opposite the stands.
Are you kidding? I think they have it all figured out now--isn't the tournament fixed? ::uptosomething:: (I mean the impish grin as a sarcasm indicator.)
Quote from: billhoward
Year Semis Final Host Participants[/b]
2018 30,616 29,455 Foxborough Albany (NY), Duke, Maryland, Yale
2017 30,530 28,971 Foxborough Maryland, Ohio St. Towson, Denver
2012 31,774 30,816 Foxborough Loyola Maryland, Maryland, Duke, Notre Dame
2009 36,594 41,935 Foxborough Syracuse, Cornell, Duke, Virginia
2008 48,224 48,970 Foxborough Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Virginia, Duke
Foxborough stats are interesting. Syracuse effect in 2008 and 2009?
About how many tickets are allocated to each school?
Do the schools, Cornell in particular, sell to alumni?
Advance-sale tickets appear to hosted by third-party sites and there are surcharges. That are not disclosed upfront. One can still buy at the gate.
It's not worth asking about ticket allocation ratios/numbers for the schools. I'm not sure the NCAA would do other than spit back a gentle murmur of an answer that says nothing and implies, up yours, busybody.
Do not worry about ticket availability for the ILT / Schoellkopf. Nice touch: students at the four schools get in free, ditto kids through age 2, but no seniors discount that I saw.
Maybe worry in the quarterfinals if we play at Hofstra Saturday 5/17. That is 11,000 or so and could sell well. If we play at Navy - Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Sunday 5/18 in Annapolis, capacity 34,000, seating is not an issue. I like to think that if we are the 1-seed we go to Long Island because it's closer and if Maryland is the 1-seed they go to Annapolis. If Princeton is the 1-seed they could go either location (2 hours to LI, 3 to Annapolis).
For the NCAA finals, history shows the final does not sell out. Gillette Stadium (Foxboro / Patriots) holds 68,000, 15K more capacity than the best turnout ever in lacrosse's 50-plus years of NCAAs.
For the ILT, there is a third party. Link to 2025 ILT at Cornell: https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=11274
For the NCAA finals, it's Ticketmaster. I did not see clarity on whether the NCAA also uses TM for the first rounds of 16 and 8.
For games that will not sell out, you can always walk up to the on-location ticket window.
Quote from: billhowardAdvance-sale tickets appear to hosted by third-party sites and there are surcharges. That are not disclosed upfront. One can still buy at the gate.
It's not worth asking about ticket allocation ratios/numbers for the schools. I'm not sure the NCAA would do other than spit back a gentle murmur of an answer that says nothing and implies, up yours, busybody.
Do not worry about ticket availability for the ILT / Schoellkopf. Nice touch: students at the four schools get in free, ditto kids through age 2, but no seniors discount that I saw.
Maybe worry in the quarterfinals if we play at Hofstra Saturday 5/17. That is 11,000 or so and could sell well. If we play at Navy - Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Sunday 5/18 in Annapolis, capacity 34,000, seating is not an issue. I like to think that if we are the 1-seed we go to Long Island because it's closer and if Maryland is the 1-seed they go to Annapolis. If Princeton is the 1-seed they could go either location (2 hours to LI, 3 to Annapolis).
For the NCAA finals, history shows the final does not sell out. Gillette Stadium (Foxboro / Patriots) holds 68,000, 15K more capacity than the best turnout ever in lacrosse's 50-plus years of NCAAs.
For the ILT, there is a third party. Link to 2025 ILT at Cornell: https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=11274
For the NCAA finals, it's Ticketmaster. I did not see clarity on whether the NCAA also uses TM for the first rounds of 16 and 8.
For games that will not sell out, you can always walk up to the on-location ticket window.
Great info! Thanks very much. :-)
sure you can get in a see the game?
How many people enjoy watching LAX from the nose bleeds though?
Schoellkopf is not an intimate experience, not with a (defunct, never to be used again) running track around it. The solution is:
- Move lacrosse to the new Ellis Hollow Road fields and build a really nice lacrosse maybe soccer field (tho they'd prefer natural grass) a la Princeton with everygreens at the ends and behind the stands. Or:
- Remove the track, move the Schoellkopf turf to butt up against the stadium, then build 4,000-seat stands on the press box side, that and or a sloped pitch for lawn seating (there or the far end zone), and then decide how to deal with press box cameras showing an emptier stadium. Also, put a roof over the small stands for rain / snow. Then add onto Schoellkopf Hall so the building doesn't appear off-center.
Schoellkopf is not an intimate experience, not with a (defunct, never to be used again) running track around it. The solution is:
- Move lacrosse to the new Ellis Hollow Road fields and build a really nice lacrosse maybe soccer field (tho they'd prefer natural grass) a la Princeton with everygreens at the ends and behind the stands. Or:
- Remove the track, move the Schoellkopf turf to butt up against the stadium, then build 4,000-seat stands on the press box side, that and or a sloped pitch for lawn seating (there or the far end zone), and then decide how to deal with press box cameras showing an emptier stadium. Also, put a roof over the small stands for rain / snow. Then add onto Schoellkopf Hall so the building doesn't appear off-center.
I wonder if any other school in the running for a lax 2025 NCAAs berth has fans thinking this much, this early. Either we're paranoid or we are thinking of past experience.
Quote from: upprdecksure you can get in a see the game?
How many people enjoy watching LAX from the nose bleeds though?
I went to the '07 Final Four in Baltimore and sat in the upper deck and enjoyed it a lot. But I like sitting higher at hockey and lax because I like being able to watch plays develop from that angle. It's not possible to get high enough at Lynah for my preference.
Quote from: WederI went to the '07 Final Four in Baltimore and sat in the upper deck and enjoyed it a lot. But I like sitting higher at hockey and lax because I like being able to watch plays develop from that angle. It's not possible to get high enough at Lynah for my preference.
Yep, we went last minute to a Devils game, sat center ice but maybe 5 rows from the top, saw patterns of play you don't see from Row 12 at Lynah.
Quote from: WederIt's not possible to get high enough at Lynah for my preference.
Try Section A near the band.
And thank you for the incredible setup.
Quote from: billhowardQuote from: WederI went to the '07 Final Four in Baltimore and sat in the upper deck and enjoyed it a lot. But I like sitting higher at hockey and lax because I like being able to watch plays develop from that angle. It's not possible to get high enough at Lynah for my preference.
Yep, we went last minute to a Devils game, sat center ice but maybe 5 rows from the top, saw patterns of play you don't see from Row 12 at Lynah.
Quote from: WederIt's not possible to get high enough at Lynah for my preference.
Try Section A near the band.
And thank you for the incredible setup.
I suppose if one gets high enough, one can't tell the difference. ::banana::**]::nut::
OTOH, if they use drone cameras, as Harvard did, one could sit low down (to view and hear individual players) and still use a mobile phone to see aerial views of plays developing.
OK. Now that we know Cornell will be playing next Saturday in Foxboro, here are some questions:
- Will Cornell receive a block of tickets from NC$$?
- If so, will Cornell sell them to alumni too?
- Also if so, where will the Cornell section be? / Or, how can we find out where?
- Also if so, when will they go on sale?
- Will there be any functions planned for Cornell fans? When & where?
Symmetry? My graduation weekend, 1987, we were playing on championship weekend. Couldn't get to the game as I was busy, you know, graduating. Dear daughter is graduating next weekend, so I guess I'll be missing the game(s) again. Priorities priorities.
Quote from: arugulaSymmetry? My graduation weekend, 1987, we were playing on championship weekend. Couldn't get to the game as I was busy, you know, graduating. Dear daughter is graduating next weekend, so I guess I'll be missing the game(s) again. Priorities priorities.
The tournament is always graduation weekend. They both fall the weekend of Memorial Day.
Quote from: SwampyOK. Now that we know Cornell will be playing next Saturday in Foxboro, here are some questions:
- Will Cornell receive a block of tickets from NC$$?
- If so, will Cornell sell them to alumni too?
- Also if so, where will the Cornell section be? / Or, how can we find out where?
- Also if so, when will they go on sale?
- Will there be any functions planned for Cornell fans? When & where?
In 2022, the Athletics Office told me that they received an allotment for friends and family and any unused tickets would be sold online starting Wednesday. That was a smaller stadium, but seems like same would likely apply here. The Cornell section also moved between the semis and the final, although the Maryland section stayed the same.
I assume because Cornell is the top seed, they would have the same section on Saturday and Monday, if they make it to Monday?
I just got an email from Cornell Athletics with this link to purchase tickets. Not sure who the mailing list is but it says first come, first served for seats in the Cornell section.
https://www.bigredtix.com/event/2025-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-final-four-1s7br1
Denver to Foxboro is a tough weekend trip so I will be cheering from afar. I envy those of you who can enjoy in person!
Quote from: dag14I just got an email from Cornell Athletics with this link to purchase tickets. Not sure who the mailing list is but it says first come, first served for seats in the Cornell section.
https://www.bigredtix.com/event/2025-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-final-four-1s7br1
Denver to Foxboro is a tough weekend trip so I will be cheering from afar. I envy those of you who can enjoy in person!
Note that if you buy using the Cornell link, you get tickets to the final only if Cornell advances. So if you want to watch the final regardless, you probably want to get your tickets from a different source.
Quote from: WederQuote from: dag14I just got an email from Cornell Athletics with this link to purchase tickets. Not sure who the mailing list is but it says first come, first served for seats in the Cornell section.
https://www.bigredtix.com/event/2025-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-final-four-1s7br1
Denver to Foxboro is a tough weekend trip so I will be cheering from afar. I envy those of you who can enjoy in person!
Note that if you buy using the Cornell link, you get tickets to the final only if Cornell advances. So if you want to watch the final regardless, you probably want to get your tickets from a different source.
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Why are the games always 2.5 hours apart when that is never enough time?
Quote from: ERQuote from: arugulaSymmetry? My graduation weekend, 1987, we were playing on championship weekend. Couldn't get to the game as I was busy, you know, graduating. Dear daughter is graduating next weekend, so I guess I'll be missing the game(s) again. Priorities priorities.
The tournament is always graduation weekend. They both fall the weekend of Memorial Day.
Quote from: arugulaQuote from: ERQuote from: arugulaSymmetry? My graduation weekend, 1987, we were playing on championship weekend. Couldn't get to the game as I was busy, you know, graduating. Dear daughter is graduating next weekend, so I guess I'll be missing the game(s) again. Priorities priorities.
The tournament is always graduation weekend. They both fall the weekend of Memorial Day.
Feel for the players who must miss graduation.
Quote from: arugulaQuote from: arugulaQuote from: ERQuote from: arugulaSymmetry? My graduation weekend, 1987, we were playing on championship weekend. Couldn't get to the game as I was busy, you know, graduating. Dear daughter is graduating next weekend, so I guess I'll be missing the game(s) again. Priorities priorities.
The tournament is always graduation weekend. They both fall the weekend of Memorial Day.
Feel for the players who must miss graduation.
Not if they win a national championship. Graduation in my day (1994) wasn't a huge deal except for my family. Had to walk to the ag quad to grab the actual degree after.
My year on graduation day, they lost the national final in overtime to Hopkins. tough day. I don't know about you, but if its important to my family, it's important to me.
Quote from: arugulaMy year on graduation day, they lost the national final in overtime to Hopkins. tough day. I don't know about you, but if it's important to my family, it's important to me.
100%
Quote from: arugulaQuote from: arugulaQuote from: ERQuote from: arugulaSymmetry? My graduation weekend, 1987, we were playing on championship weekend. Couldn't get to the game as I was busy, you know, graduating. Dear daughter is graduating next weekend, so I guess I'll be missing the game(s) again. Priorities priorities.
The tournament is always graduation weekend. They both fall the weekend of Memorial Day.
Feel for the players who must miss graduation.
The University holds a separate graduation ceremony for the seniors on the lacrosse team if they are at the Final Four over Memorial Day weekend. I attended in 2009 and while it wasn't the spectacle enjoyed by the rest of the senior class with a procession through campus and thousands of people in the stadium, it was a wonderful event shared by the students, their friends and families and many Cornell faculty and administrators.
Quote from: dag14Quote from: arugulaQuote from: arugulaQuote from: ERQuote from: arugulaSymmetry? My graduation weekend, 1987, we were playing on championship weekend. Couldn't get to the game as I was busy, you know, graduating. Dear daughter is graduating next weekend, so I guess I'll be missing the game(s) again. Priorities priorities.
The tournament is always graduation weekend. They both fall the weekend of Memorial Day.
Feel for the players who must miss graduation.
The University holds a separate graduation ceremony for the seniors on the lacrosse team if they are at the Final Four over Memorial Day weekend. I attended in 2009 and while it wasn't the spectacle enjoyed by the rest of the senior class with a procession through campus and thousands of people in the stadium, it was a wonderful event shared by the students, their friends and families and many Cornell faculty and administrators.
I hope this year it will be extra special. ;-)
I went back and forth for the last couple of days about traveling to Boston, and in the end I decided this might be the best chance to see the Big Red win a natty in my lifetime. So I've bought a plane ticket, and I got a ticket in Section 105 for Saturday's game - if we win that one, I'll figure out a ticket for Monday.
Anyone have any suggestions for places to stay, either near Foxboro (might be pretty boring) or in Beantown itself? I'm LONG past the point of "..crashing on the floor of your friend who didn't get into Cornell so they ended up at BU..", as the Sun used to note in their annual "going to Boston for the ECAC Hockey finals" articles back in the 70s. Hell, I've got a hiking/skiing buddy here who's retired from instructing at BU!
So, any accommodation suggestions are appreciated.
Let's Go Red!!!!
Quote from: Chris H82I went back and forth for the last couple of days about traveling to Boston, and in the end I decided this might be the best chance to see the Big Red win a natty in my lifetime. So I've bought a plane ticket, and I got a ticket in Section 105 for Saturday's game - if we win that one, I'll figure out a ticket for Monday.
Anyone have any suggestions for places to stay, either near Foxboro (might be pretty boring) or in Beantown itself? I'm LONG past the point of "..crashing on the floor of your friend who didn't get into Cornell so they ended up at BU..", as the Sun used to note in their annual "going to Boston for the ECAC Hockey finals" articles back in the 70s. Hell, I've got a hiking/skiing buddy here who's retired from instructing at BU!
So, any accommodation suggestions are appreciated.
Let's Go Red!!!!
Providence is close enough to not dismiss it as an option given how expensive lodging in Boston is.
Quote from: Chris H82I went back and forth for the last couple of days about traveling to Boston, and in the end I decided this might be the best chance to see the Big Red win a natty in my lifetime. So I've bought a plane ticket, and I got a ticket in Section 105 for Saturday's game - if we win that one, I'll figure out a ticket for Monday.
Anyone have any suggestions for places to stay, either near Foxboro (might be pretty boring) or in Beantown itself? I'm LONG past the point of "..crashing on the floor of your friend who didn't get into Cornell so they ended up at BU..", as the Sun used to note in their annual "going to Boston for the ECAC Hockey finals" articles back in the 70s. Hell, I've got a hiking/skiing buddy here who's retired from instructing at BU!
So, any accommodation suggestions are appreciated.
Let's Go Red!!!!
I'm doing the same thing. Section 107 is sold out, so I bought in Section CL7, high up & towards the center of the field. Hopefully, it'a a good seat.
BTW, Providence may be a good place to stay. It's about a half-hour drive to the stadium (plus traffic), has some great food (try Federal Hill if you like Italian), downtown for eclectic, or College Hill for places more like Collegetown), and hotels are generally less expensive than in Boston.
BTW, the I couldn't get the Inside Lacrosse promotional code, ILPOD, to work.
Quote from: SwampyQuote from: Chris H82I went back and forth for the last couple of days about traveling to Boston, and in the end I decided this might be the best chance to see the Big Red win a natty in my lifetime. So I've bought a plane ticket, and I got a ticket in Section 105 for Saturday's game - if we win that one, I'll figure out a ticket for Monday.
Anyone have any suggestions for places to stay, either near Foxboro (might be pretty boring) or in Beantown itself? I'm LONG past the point of "..crashing on the floor of your friend who didn't get into Cornell so they ended up at BU..", as the Sun used to note in their annual "going to Boston for the ECAC Hockey finals" articles back in the 70s. Hell, I've got a hiking/skiing buddy here who's retired from instructing at BU!
So, any accommodation suggestions are appreciated.
Let's Go Red!!!!
I'm doing the same thing. Section 107 is sold out, so I bought in Section CL7, high up & towards the center of the field. Hopefully, it'a a good seat.
BTW, Providence may be a good place to stay. It's about a half-hour drive to the stadium (plus traffic), has some great food (try Federal Hill if you like Italian), downtown for eclectic, or College Hill for places more like Collegetown), and hotels are generally less expensive than in Boston.
BTW, the I couldn't get the Inside Lacrosse promotional code, ILPOD, to work.
Providence is a great town and well connected transportation wise. I'm using PVD as my airport. Booked a flight from PVD to DCA for Tuesday morning direct for under $70. Last time with the "old" Southwest Airlines.
Quote from: RichHQuote from: SwampyQuote from: Chris H82I went back and forth for the last couple of days about traveling to Boston, and in the end I decided this might be the best chance to see the Big Red win a natty in my lifetime. So I've bought a plane ticket, and I got a ticket in Section 105 for Saturday's game - if we win that one, I'll figure out a ticket for Monday.
Anyone have any suggestions for places to stay, either near Foxboro (might be pretty boring) or in Beantown itself? I'm LONG past the point of "..crashing on the floor of your friend who didn't get into Cornell so they ended up at BU..", as the Sun used to note in their annual "going to Boston for the ECAC Hockey finals" articles back in the 70s. Hell, I've got a hiking/skiing buddy here who's retired from instructing at BU!
So, any accommodation suggestions are appreciated.
Let's Go Red!!!!
I'm doing the same thing. Section 107 is sold out, so I bought in Section CL7, high up & towards the center of the field. Hopefully, it'a a good seat.
BTW, Providence may be a good place to stay. It's about a half-hour drive to the stadium (plus traffic), has some great food (try Federal Hill if you like Italian), downtown for eclectic, or College Hill for places more like Collegetown), and hotels are generally less expensive than in Boston.
BTW, the I couldn't get the Inside Lacrosse promotional code, ILPOD, to work.
Providence is a great town and well connected transportation wise. I'm using PVD as my airport. Booked a flight from PVD to DCA for Tuesday morning direct for under $70. Last time with the "old" Southwest Airlines.
I was thinking about Providence as an option. But I got in touch with an old ME classmate of mine that lives in Marblehead; he's going to the game and is letting me stay at his place. Not the most convenient to Foxboro, but you can't beat the price, and he's a good friend. And I've never been to Marblehead, so that'll be new.
Looking forward to seeing this team in person - great that it's gonna be in the Final Four.
LGR!
Quote from: Chris H82Quote from: RichHQuote from: SwampyQuote from: Chris H82I went back and forth for the last couple of days about traveling to Boston, and in the end I decided this might be the best chance to see the Big Red win a natty in my lifetime. So I've bought a plane ticket, and I got a ticket in Section 105 for Saturday's game - if we win that one, I'll figure out a ticket for Monday.
Anyone have any suggestions for places to stay, either near Foxboro (might be pretty boring) or in Beantown itself? I'm LONG past the point of "..crashing on the floor of your friend who didn't get into Cornell so they ended up at BU..", as the Sun used to note in their annual "going to Boston for the ECAC Hockey finals" articles back in the 70s. Hell, I've got a hiking/skiing buddy here who's retired from instructing at BU!
So, any accommodation suggestions are appreciated.
Let's Go Red!!!!
I'm doing the same thing. Section 107 is sold out, so I bought in Section CL7, high up & towards the center of the field. Hopefully, it'a a good seat.
BTW, Providence may be a good place to stay. It's about a half-hour drive to the stadium (plus traffic), has some great food (try Federal Hill if you like Italian), downtown for eclectic, or College Hill for places more like Collegetown), and hotels are generally less expensive than in Boston.
BTW, the I couldn't get the Inside Lacrosse promotional code, ILPOD, to work.
Providence is a great town and well connected transportation wise. I'm using PVD as my airport. Booked a flight from PVD to DCA for Tuesday morning direct for under $70. Last time with the "old" Southwest Airlines.
I was thinking about Providence as an option. But I got in touch with an old ME classmate of mine that lives in Marblehead; he's going to the game and is letting me stay at his place. Not the most convenient to Foxboro, but you can't beat the price, and he's a good friend. And I've never been to Marblehead, so that'll be new.
Looking forward to seeing this team in person - great that it's gonna be in the Final Four.
LGR!
Marblehead is beautiful. It's a quaint former whaling town, with narrow streets and lots of historic buildings.
Ongoing Terrier-opponent humor has it that Mahblehead was named for an erstwhile BU player.
Remember, in the seventies, BU was closer to a commuter school. Now it's Top Fifty (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/boston-university-2130). John Silber, president and chancellor 1976-2002, was a regal and some said imperious leader. Silber once said, in effect: Some of the faculty don't work that hard and they should consider moving on. It was outrageous and quite possibly true. Some did move on, retire, or get the lead out. He also tried to expand BU further into Brookline and there Napoleon met his match.
Selling 4 tickets to NCAA Semifinals in CORNELL Section:
Section 107, Row 28, Seats 7, 8, 9 and 10.
All in a row. On Patriots side of the field.
In the Big Red cheering section!Purchased from Cornell Lax email links.
Saturday, 5/24.
Purchased for $90 each, $350 for all 4; Or best offer.
Text: 315-952-6431.
GBR!
I'm flying up Monday morning for the game. Three questions:
(1) What section? I'm thinking section 108 or 109 since it is more midfield and my understanding is Cornell section is 107....
(2) We fly back early Tuesday out of Logan. I would prefer to stay closer to Boston but I don't know the area. And cute towns worth between there and Foxborough? Anyplace to avoid?
(3) How is the merchandise they are selling at the stadium?
Quote from: KenPI'm flying up Monday morning for the game. Three questions:
(1) What section? I'm thinking section 108 or 109 since it is more midfield and my understanding is Cornell section is 107....
(2) We fly back early Tuesday out of Logan. I would prefer to stay closer to Boston but I don't know the area. And cute towns worth between there and Foxborough? Anyplace to avoid?
(3) How is the merchandise they are selling at the stadium?
1 - yeah, it seems to be 107.
2 - no knowledge
3 - they are selling final four t-shirts for 40-50 bucks, with different background colors and emphasized logos for each school.
we avenged the one blemish on the year. the whole season was basically building to this matchup where we could avenge the loss from 2023, so ... here we go.
Quote from: ugartewe avenged the one blemish on the year. the whole season was basically building to this matchup where we could avenge the loss from 2023, so ... here we go.
2022
Quote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugartewe avenged the one blemish on the year. the whole season was basically building to this matchup where we could avenge the loss from 2023, so ... here we go.
2022
I'd had preferred potentially avenging the 2009 loss instead. That was much more painful than 2022.
Bought Section 108 to be next to 107. Fairly confident Cornell will still be in 107 on Monday. That's where Yale was in 2018 (as the higher seed), and no reason for Cornell to be changed when they're the highest seed in the tournament.
Can someone who bought the package in 107 confirm what your Monday tickets say?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW3kgtLlpd4
This every couple years or a win vs Maryland?
Although we already seem to do the previous quite often.
Or better yet, another sweet 16 vs a Maryland win?
Quote from: djk26Quote from: billhowardThe NCAA probably has who-sits-where figured out a week in advance, they know which four teams play the following Saturday, say A vs D in Game 1, then B vs C in Game 2... then on Monday it's either A vs. C or A vs. D, else B vs. C or B vs. D. You think about if fans want to be closer in Q2 and Q4 to the zone they attack (I think that's what more prefer, and for TV's sake it's nicer-easier to pan upward from the goal scorer to celebrating fans) or defend, and they think a bit about if there any huge animosities between any two of the four teams. Maybe they think about who'll have the larger contingent on Monday and prefer to see them on the side opposite the stands.
Are you kidding? I think they have it all figured out now--isn't the tournament fixed? ::uptosomething:: (I mean the impish grin as a sarcasm indicator.)
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Quote from: LGR14Bought Section 108 to be next to 107. Fairly confident Cornell will still be in 107 on Monday. That's where Yale was in 2018 (as the higher seed), and no reason for Cornell to be changed when they're the highest seed in the tournament.
Can someone who bought the package in 107 confirm what your Monday tickets say?
Cornell will still be in 107. The Cornell block that was released for the tournament included both the semis and finals (with a caveat that the finals would be auto-refunded if Cornell did not advance).
Quote from: semsoxQuote from: LGR14Bought Section 108 to be next to 107. Fairly confident Cornell will still be in 107 on Monday. That's where Yale was in 2018 (as the higher seed), and no reason for Cornell to be changed when they're the highest seed in the tournament.
Can someone who bought the package in 107 confirm what your Monday tickets say?
Cornell will still be in 107. The Cornell block that was released for the tournament included both the semis and finals (with a caveat that the finals would be auto-refunded if Cornell did not advance).
Perfect, thank you.
On TV the Cornell block was easily visible as packed with red!
For the life of me, i don't know why they use venues that are 2x bigger than necessary for the F4. The heydays of filling up stadia for the shindig are passed.
dont they just go by who bids the best deals for the games?
Yeah and it seems Harvard is hosting since their logo was all over the field. I think they would have had enough space.
Quote from: CU77On TV the Cornell block was easily visible as packed with red!
That's actually embarassing. Let's not play in an nfl or mlb stadium that we get a 30% attendance.
I assume part of it is having enough locker room space for all the schools competing throughout the weekend. This year, it's 8 games over four days, though I don't know if the women's final four being at the same location is just this year or if they plan to continue it.
Quote from: WederI assume part of it is having enough locker room space for all the schools competing throughout the weekend. This year, it's 8 games over four days, though I don't know if the women's final four being at the same location is just this year or if it if they plan to continue it.
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Womens at same location as mens is just this year, different locations for 2026 through 2028.
Quote from: upprdeckdont they just go by who bids the best deals for the games?
No, the deal is pre-fixed by the NCAA, which gets most of the money.
Quote from: toddloseI'd had preferred potentially avenging the 2009 loss instead.
Not me. Getting into a run & gun with Cuse would be very dangerous; ask Princeton.
Quote from: CU77Womens at same location as mens is just this year, different locations for 2026 through 2028.
Ah, OK. They did say yesterday that the men's final four will be moved to Charlottesville next year. Was supposed to be in Boston again, but they are moving because of World Cup preparations.
Since yesterday, Ticketmaster opened up sales on sections 101-106, from the Cornell section of 107 all the way to the end zone. I'll probably be buying in 106 once I know how many.
Quote from: Greenberg '97Since yesterday, Ticketmaster opened up sales on sections 101-106, from the Cornell section of 107 all the way to the end zone. I'll probably be buying in 106 once I know how many.
Yesterday I sat in CL7. It's above 107 and was a bit more expensive (just over $100). (When I looked, seats in 107 were no longer available.) The seats are allegedly more comfortable, and there's a pretty nice indoor food & eating area at the top of the section. With my seat high up, my view of the field was excellent. (Through binoculars I could see faceoffs real well.) CL7 was also behind the Cornell bench area, and I could hear Coach Buszek yell "TIME!" just before Goldstein scored the last, empty net, goal against PSU.
Prices in CL7 for tomorrow are just under $70. There's also one seat available in CL11, which is similar but closer to the midfield line and on the other side of it.
Not sure if this is something meant to be sent out more widely, but the Cornell Club of Boston had a discounted ticket link for both the semis and now for the finals. Link to the group is here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Cornelllacrosse220250519-08453104?purl=9570296f660c
I bought both my semifinals and finals ticket through this, and there seems to be quite a few tickets in sections adjacent to 107. They're not hugely discounted vs. just buying directly through TM, but still saves a few bucks.
Quote from: semsoxNot sure if this is something meant to be sent out more widely, but the Cornell Club of Boston had a discounted ticket link for both the semis and now for the finals. Link to the group is here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Cornelllacrosse220250519-08453104?purl=9570296f660c
I bought both my semifinals and finals ticket through this, and there seems to be quite a few tickets in sections adjacent to 107. They're not hugely discounted vs. just buying directly through TM, but still saves a few bucks.
I bought my ticket last night, so I'm a few dollars short and about a day late. Nonetheless, and FWIW, the CCB site links to Ticketmaster, and, as I write this, TM shows nothing available in 107, and only one CL section (not CL7, which is above 107) having seats now.
ChatGPT reports yesterday's attendance was 31,524, although the first time I asked it, CGPT only reported that Syracuse played Maryland; I had to ask it specifically about Cornell vs. PSU. Just can't get no respect, even from ASCI ("Artificial S0-Called Intelligence"). ChatGPT also says the attendance shows the growing interest in the sport, but it doesn't give any data to support this claim. Oh well, what else should we expect in this trumped-up era?
This email about tailgating came from the Cornell Club of Boston:
"Cornell Tailgate Information:
DATE: Monday, May 26, 2025
TIME: Gates Open: 9:00 AM, Toast at Approx: Noon, Game at 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Pl, Foxborough, MA
• Big Red fans are encouraged to gather pre-game in Parking Lot 3B (see map below). This lot has been exclusively reserved for our Big Red Tailgate!
• Please bring your own food & beverages, and look for the Cornell Lacrosse tents. The incredible team parents and alumni host a world-class gathering each game.
• To access the B Lot you should use entrance P2 when arriving from Route 95 and entrance P6 when arriving from Route 495.
• Parking is free for Cornell fans in this lot.
• No registration required to join the Cornell tailgate."
We had a veterinary emergency last night so I have an extra ticket. PM me if you want it.